As of later today or tomorrow, GlobalTort is moving to a new Internet home with LexBlog. A new home is needed because this platform lacks...

So, after I finished up my first post this morning, Mike sent around this link to a blog post about a new $ 37 million bad faith verdict...

Here is an update on the Toyota situation. The claims of the former inside counsel have been sent to arbitration, and RICO claims were...

A US bankruptcy court in Delaware ruled that an overseas company that files for chapter 11 in the US will be subject to discovery...

So, what do academics and the US Chamber of Commerce think about litigation funding? I’m not sure, but if you want to know, then plan to...

Here is an interesting paper from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg on a Canadian trial court decision certifying an antitrust class action...

One reality of modern life is that large scale corporate actions and decisions can and do profoundly effect the financial and physical...

Here is an interesting new article that highlights science continuing to evolve as to cancer risks. The conclusion is that the risk of...

Update: The drywall litigation industry apparently is booming. A friend told me that prior seminars were attended by lots and lots of...

Expansion: An ad hoc group of non-asbestos tort claimants sought a place on the official committee for unsecured creditors but did not...

Pointoflaw collected several asbestos events links, some of which come back here. Of particular note is Mark Behren’s new Review of...

The New York Times continues to describe the events in the W.R. Grace trial, with the most recent article being one by Kirk Johnson that...

I owe responses to some commenters. I’m now back from spring break and will get to those as soon as I can. #Uncategorized

A prior post on this blog provides background on potential UK legislation regarding whether there should be payments for pleural plaques....

As Kirk said below, “the march of science continues, and so does its impact on tort litigation” … this time with respect to a possible...

This may be a long year for Altria/Phillip Morris. Today the comnpany was hit for $ 8 million by a Florida jury hearing one of the...

My personal life and work took some unexpected turns over the last several weeks, but now it’s back to blogging. #Uncategorized

As tort litigation becomes increasingly global, there is a need to know at least something about rules around the globe for collecting...

The battles to shape public and others opinions related to litiagtion now include battles waged on the Internet using blogs, paid links...

Finally, it has happened. The following article says it all: http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/news/gettoctext.cfm?TOCUID=22758779 By...